"That's a really bolstering sort of thing to happen," Hoult tells EW. One of the first Lex Luthors that Nicholas Hoult remembers seeing as a kid is the one played by Michael Rosenbaum on Smallville, the CW series featuring Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Kal-El in a high-school coming-of-age setting.

Superman's star Nicholas Hoult revealed Smallville actor Michael Rosenbaum's reaction to his casting as Lex Luthor and the advice he gave.

Superman's Nicholas Hoult reveals the main influence for his take on Lex Luthor is from Smallville. Check out what he had to say.